Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (the hit stage play, set in 2017-2020)Īside from the occasional flashback, the Hogwarts-set movies in the series follow a simple linear structure – mostly thanks to Rowling’s decision to use the British school calendar as a framework for her narrative.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (set in 1997-98).

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (set in 1997-98).

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (set in 1996-97).

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (set in 1995-96).

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (set in 1994-95).

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (set in 1992-94).

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (set in 1992-93).

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (set in 1991-92).

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (set in 1927).

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (set in 1926).

(Note that outside the US, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is known as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.) So to keep things simple in the list below, we decided to just include everything Harry Potter-related that it's possible to watch right now – including the popular stage play, The Cursed Child. We know that the series will end with a duel between Albus Dumbledore and former BFF-turned-nemesis Gellert Grindelwald in 1945, but everything in between is currently a mystery. Warner Bros is planning for the Fantastic Beasts saga to run to five movies, so – assuming The Secrets of Dumbledore does the business at the box office – there’ll be another two instalments after that. There are eight Harry Potter films, and two instalments in the Fantastic Beasts to date – the third instalment of that series, now titled The Secrets of Dumbledore, will be released in April 2022, and will be set some time in the two decades between 19. Here's how to watch the Harry Potter movies in chronological order, as well as the Fantastic Beasts prequel series.

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